I was totally wrong, by the way, when I said Osan was a port city:) Ha ha, its totes landlocked! And you won't find much (if anything) about Osan in the guidebooks, and I'm not sure why. Well, maybe there isn't anything really to see - no museums, no beautiful gardens, no temples...its not even really that pretty. But Osan is a place where you can refine your skills in one-on-one (not collective!) bargaining, or give yourself a day of retail therapy that you will never forget.
It takes time and some resources to get to this little shopper's heaven, but it's worth it. The KTX, the slow train, then a subway, then a taxi will get you there. You step out onto golden-paved streets (well, there is a plaque with the name of the market on it) with specialty wares to meet your every heart's desire. Designer jeans, trendy coats, leather jackets, shoes galore, mink blankets, furs, specialty tailors, furniture, for-real designer purses, and even some oddities...all at prices way way way below prices marked. (Sure, you can buy things at full price, but you'd be a fool! Walk out of that store and into the next, and you'll find the same thing 50% or more below that.)
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Gamsa hamnida, Osan, for such a great day:)
And I'm sure you were a good little haggler and named a price below half of what was asked, then started to walk away when the merchant snorted at you. Oh, how I LOVE to haggle, TRULY haggle. It's kind of a rush like I gambling. "Will I get my price?" "Can I walk away?" "Will he go lower?" "Am I making him mad?" "Am I in too deep?" "Do I have to have it?" "OMG I can't live without it what if he makes me pay fill price?!"
ReplyDeleteSigh. I love it. Let's go there. Meanwhile, feel free to pick me up a designer purse half-price. I'm thinking coach, with more leather than canvas, or at least some leather. And big enough to be a diaper bag.
yeah. that should do it. ;)